TASK 10

Blog: You are about to complete your mission in writing journals in blog. Do you learn anything while doing these tasks? Explain your difficulties in completing these tasks and include your example.

Finally, after a few days I work hard to finish this blog finally ended today. I've learned a lot during the completion of this assignment. Although it is difficult for me to complete it, but I try to work harder to get an excellent result for the subject English for Specific Purpose. I learned more about vocabulary, and grammar pronounstation. Its very difficult to do this work because must always ask friend and must have reference like dictionary, megazine or others. However I can do my work with successfully with helping from my friend and teach me to do it my work. Thank you to my Lecturer and also my friend because always support me to improve my english.

TASK 9

Blog: You are going to show direction on how to get to survivor Island, Pulau Tiga, Sabah, to the tourists. Find some information about the location and suggest some packages(s) to them.

Pulau Tiga is an island that is not occupied by human beings located in the South China Sea, near the west coast of Sabah, Malaysia. This island was formed on 21 September 1897 when a major earthquake causing volcanic eruptions Mindanao near Borneo. Three islands known as the location shooting reality TV show Survivor first. The island is not as well known compared to the island of Sipadan and Layang-Layang Island, also located in the state. This island is ideal habitat for sea snakes. On land this island there are puddles, puddles of mud volcanoes. Puddle of mud volcanoes is very good for treatingskin diseases. The island has two resorts, Pulau Tiga Resort and Borneo Survivor Resort. There’s plenty to see and do here: spend the sunny days swimming or snorkeling in its surrounding clear waters or go kayaking. Divers can explore its underwater treasures. This is my suggestion to you be able enjoy them and see the beauty of Pulau Tiga and can take experience of the activities on the Pulau Tiga.

GRAMMAR : Search for notes on how to write a story dialogue and one sample.

Whether you write novels or prefer writing short stories, it’s important to know how to write dialogue in a story. Dialogue is one of those key elements of fiction that a lot of writers struggle with. It’s difficult to make the things your characters say smack of real life—to convey the important details of the story without sounding forced or fake.

How to Write DialogueHere are 5 great ways to make sure your dialogue sounds convincing:

1. Never use dialogue as an information dump. Too many writers rely on dialogue for story exposition—that is to say that they relay details about plot or backstory through the things their characters say. The result? Writing that sounds completely fake or is what is often referred to as “on the nose dialogue.” Like this: “As you know,” Dr. Constance said, “I’m a forensic specialist, trained by the FBI in DNA analysis, so I’ll take this sample back to the lab for testing. (For more about writing realistic dialogue that doesn’t sound stilted like the previous example, I recommend this free article from Jeff Gerke [excerpted from his book The First 50 Pages: Engage Agents, Editors, and Readers, and Set Up Your Novel for Success.])
2. Use simple dialogue tags. Fancy dialogue tags like she denounced or he proclaimed might seem like a good way to show off your writer’s vocabulary, but in truth they draw attention away from your dialogue. She said or he said is almost always your best choice. Let the characters’ words speak for themselves.
3. Use dialogue beats to help with story pacing and to convey information or emotion. Dialogue beats are brief depictions of character action inserted in between dialogue that help bring the scene to life. Like this: “Nah, I don’t mind,” Dan shrugged his shoulders and grinned as he wiped a dirty bandana across his forehead, “Let’s do this thing.”
4. Remember that often less is more. When you write dialogue look back and see if there are words you can leave out or there is a shorter way to say what you just wrote. People often say things the shortest way possible in real life.
5. Be careful when writing dialect. Many writers think that giving a character an accent or a drawl is a great way to make the character come to life—and it can be. But if done in a way that is too heavy handed it can turn your character into a stereotype or a joke. Or even worse, you can offend or annoy readers. So, keep in mind that when it comes to dialect, a little goes a long way.

TASK 8

Blog: You are going to check-in in one of the hotel in town. Make a reservation through phone between you and the operator. Make sure you include the necessary details - Type of room, room rate, date, special request, duration, mode of payment.

Receptionist :—Good afternoon, Grand Borneo Hotel. May I help you? Mr Nazri       :—Yes. I´d like to book a room, please. Receptionist :—Certainly. When for, sir? Mr Nazri       :—March the 23rd. Receptionist :—How long will you be staying? Mr Nazri       :—Three nights. Receptionist :—What kind of room would you like, sir? Mr Nazri       :—Er... double with bath. I´d appreciate it if you could give me a room with a view over the lake. Receptionist :—Certainly, sir. I´ll just check what we have available. . . Yes, we have a room on the 4th floor with a really splendid view. Mr Nazri       :—Fine. How much is the charge per night? Receptionist :—Would you like breakfast? Mr Nazri       :—No, thanks. Receptionist :—It´s eighty four euro per night excluding VAT. Mr Nazri       :—That´s fine. Receptionist :—Who´s the booking for, please, sir? Mr Nazri       :—Mr Nazri, that´s N-A-Z-R-I. Receptionist :—Okay, let me make sure I got that:Mr Nazri. Double with bath for March the 23rd, 24th and 25th. Is that correct? Mr Nazri       :—Yes it is. Thank you. Receptionist :—Let me give you your confirmation number. It´s: 7576385. I´ll repeat that: 7576385. Thank you for choosing Grand Borneo Hotel and have a nice day. Goodbye. Mr Nazri       :—Goodbye. GRAMMAR : Search for notes on reported speech. There are two common ways to tell somebody (report) people's words, thoughts etc. These are : direct speech and reported speech. Direct speech is when we use the exact words that were said. (Note : We can't use direct speech for thoughts, except in 'thought bubbles' in commic books.) Example Malcolm : I like coffee. We can write this in direct speech as follows : Malcolm said, 'I like coffee.' Note (1) We need to put a comma after the verb say. (2) The words that Malcolm used are put in inverted commas, ' ' or " ". (Double or single can be used. Single quotes are more common in British English; double quotes are preferred in American English.) Direct speech is not very common in spoken English. It is more common to usereported speech Let's look at the same example again. Malcolm : I like coffee. We can write this in reported speech as follows : Malcolm said (that) he liked coffee. Note (1) There is no comma after said. (2) The verb like, which Malcolm used in the present simple tense, has been changed to past simple tense. This is called the one-tense-back rule. (3) The word that is optional

TASK 7

Blog: Discuss on one of these issue -Violence, Racism & curruption. How bad will it affect our country? What will you suggest to overcome this issue?

Racism is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others. Racism and discrimination have been used as powerful weapons encouraging fear or hatred of others in times of conflict and war, and even during economic downturns.

Racism is also a very touchy subject for some people, as issues concerning free speech and Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights come into play. Some people argue that talking about supporting racial discrimination and prejudice is just words and that free speech should allow such views to be aired without restriction. Others point out that these words can lead to some very dire and serious consequences (the Nazi government policies being one example).

Racism, in most cases, results in the hatred of each individual of the subjected race, which could lead to discrimination and hate crimes. For further detail, understand the cause and influences of racism. Racism, in it's most frequently used term, is created when people dislike a certain characteristic attributed to a significant amount of individuals of a certain race, yet, would dislike the *race* itself and not just the individuals possessing subjected characteristic. Thus, when the characteristics are used to define each individuals of that race, *racial stereotyping* is born. As a result, people would avoid individuals of that race in attempt to avoid the stereotypes, which leads to discrimination. Also, hate is a negative emotion that generates anger. Anger leads to violence, and violence is a crime. Thus, when people commit crimes against someone of the subjected race because they attempt to 'combat' the stereotypes they dislike, chances are, they'd get charged for a hate crime. For example, if I stereotyped race A as thieves, and I killed someone of race A because I hated *them,* (note how I, by using the word 'them,' considered the group and not the individual,) for stealing, even if the individual I killed didn't steal, I'd get charged with a hate crime because my case was motivated by race. Racism also results in segregation. Fear of certain racial stereotypes also force some people to isolate from another group. Isolation can also lead to discrimination. Discrimination could deny people of certain groups opportunities based on race and racial stereotypes alone. Those are the effects of racism.

Suggestion to overcome this issue

• Think what really makes you different from another race, and in what ways you are alike. 
• Encourage your family and friends to respect and understand other races. 
• Make friends with people from other races. Usually when you like someone that's a different race, you will respect that race because you like the person, and likewise. 
• Don't shy away from learning about other cultures or races. 
• Forget stereotypes; everyone is different. Some people do fit the stereotype, but the majority of people are different. 
• If you meet someone of a different race that you hate, dislike, or don't care for, you don't have to disrespect their race, just disrespect that person (everyone has issues with other people at some point).

GRAMMAR : Search for notes on modal verbs.

Modal verbs are special verbs which behave very differently from normal verbs. Here are some important differences:
1. Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person.
Examples:

· He can speak Chinese.
· She should be here by 9:00.2. You use "not" to make modal verbs negative, even in Simple Present and Simple Past.
Examples:

· He should not be late.
· They might not come to the party.3. Many modal verbs cannot be used in the past tenses or the future tenses.
Examples:

· He will can go with us. Not Correct
· She musted study very hard. Not Correct



Common Modal Verbs

Can  Could  May  Might  Must

Ought to  Shall  Should  Will  Would

TASK 6

Blog : Do you think we have been living in unity as 1 Malaysia? Express your opinions with specific examples.

What is unity? What is unity stands for? Very often, we hear from our own people who say, “Malaysia is a unite country.” As for me, I believe that there is unity in Malaysia but because unity can’t be defined within strict parameters, we often “see” unity. Why? One learned person said to me – there is no unity in Malaysia, there is only tolerance. Is it true? Come to think of it, there might be some truth (based on my amateur and inexperience observation). Look at certain people talking to the press; they constantly remind us of one’s race and religion. As a unite citizens, why is it very hard for us to practice what we’ve said? Some people even openly object to the term, “Bangsa Malaysia.” How often do we hear the word “muhibbah” nowadays?

Standing together with one voice over certain issues can be defined as unity. But I think helping out each other in terms of trouble is also a form of unity. It is the essence that matters, not the outward appearance. It is a very important element in ensuring harmonious relationship among each other.

Unity can only be achieved through more time. With time, we will start to share a common history and only then can we begin to see that being divided only serve to our disadvantage. Apart from that, unity is when all work to achieve and maintain equality. If we work towards equality and maintain, where is the source of motivation and satisfaction. This is a basic human instinct. All in all, how good and pleasant it is when we, Malaysian, live together in unity!

GRAMMAR : Search for notes on conditional clauses.

Conditional sentences are often used in written and spoken academic communication. You will find that they are particularly important in assignments that require you to analyse problems and their solutions. Conditional clauses usually begin with if or unless. The main clause often contains a modal.

• If you revise thoroughly, you will pass the examination.
• You use unless to express a negative condition. 
• You won’t pass the examination unless you revise thoroughly. 

1. Real conditions
You use a ‘real’ conditional clause when you want to discuss a possible future occurrence. In this sentence, the writer points to the possible consequences of the Shenzhen River filling up with sea water.

• If the Shenzhen River fills up with sea water, it will affect the flow of water and could change the habitat of the Mai Po marshes.

2. Unreal or hypothetical conditions
You use an ‘unreal’ or ‘hypothetical’ conditional clause when you want to discuss an unlikely situation, e.g. when you want to speculate or wonder ‘what if’ about a situation or a problem.If the government increased the basic rate of income tax to 50%, the public would be outraged.
You can use the pattern if … were to-infinitive to discuss an imaginary future situation.If the government were to replace English with Putonghua as the usual medium of tertiary education, it would probably be very unpopular with students and teachers.


You will sometimes find it interesting to discuss ‘what might have been’, i.e. to discuss something that might have happened in the past, but did not actually happen (see Reference Material on Critiquing).

• If we had checked the equipment carefully, I’m sure the experiment would have been successful.

3. Necessary conditions
Sometimes you will need to indicate what is necessary for a situation to occur. When you want to indicate a necessary condition, you can use the following conjunctions:

provided (that) providing (that) on condition (that) as long as only if

• You can borrow my laptop provided that you return it by five o’clock.
• The universities will probably accept the proposal as long as the government provides sufficient funding.

TASK 5

Blog : Do you really want to succeed and achieve your goal(s) in your life? What is/are goal(s) in life and how are you going to achieve them? Have you done half way so far? Share your dreams!

As a student I want to be successful in life. I want change the fate of myself and my family. In addition it is one of the dreams of my parents and I as their children, I will do the best to get desired success by both parents and did not disappoint they. The goal of life is very important for student because it is also the source of inspiration for us to learn so that we do not give up easily and as a child who will dare fulfill his parents wish I would study hard no matter any way as long as I am able to fulfill wishes my parents. As I state that when this other person might given the low in my self and my ability to learn at this time so as one who had his own goal was not an obstance for us to learn because learning is not the appearance of a person, but to learn that through faith our right. Our world that anything is possible as there may be thought that I would not be successful, but behind me was a successful hotel management that he has previously only students who have a lot of college-age problems that im just so everything that we do that may god bless and given the good of the world and the hereafter.

GRAMMAR : Search for notes on active and passive voice.

In most English sentences with an action verb, the subject performs the action denoted by the verb.


    These examples show that the subject is  doing the verb's action.


                        
                          The man must have eaten five hamburgers
                                        The man (subject) is doing the eating (verb)
                         Marilyn mailed the letter
                                       Marilyn (subject) is doing the mailing (verb)
                         Colorful parrots live in the rainforests
                                        Parrots (subject) are doing the living (verb)




Because the subject does or "acts upon" the verb in such sentences, the sentences are said to be in the active voice.


Passive voice
One can change the normal word order of many active sentences (those with a direct object) so that the subject is no longer active, but is, instead, being acted upon by the verb - or passive.




    Note in these examples how the subject-verb relationship has changed.
   
                            Five  hamburgers must have been eaten by the man
                                               Hamburgers (subject) are being eaten (verb)
                           The letter was mailed by Marilyn
                                               The letter (subject) was being mailed (verb)




Because the subject is being "acted upon" (or is passive), such sentences are said to be in the passive voice.

TASK 4

Blog : Based on the movie that you have watched in the class, retell the story in your way and if you were the main character, what would you do if you were experiencing the same situation?

GRAMMAR : Search for notes on conjunctions.

A conjunction is a word that "joins". A conjunction joins two parts of a sentence.

Here are some example conjunctions:

• Coordinating Conjunctions :-

          and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so 

• Subordinating Conjunctions :-

          although, because, since, unless 

We can consider conjunctions from three aspects.

Form

Conjunctions have three basic forms:

• Single Word

for example: and, but, because, although

• Compound (often ending with as or that)

for example: provided that, as long as, in order that

• Correlative (surrounding an adverb or adjective)

for example: so...that

Function

Conjunctions have two basic functions or "jobs":

• Coordinating conjunctions are used to join two parts of a sentence that are grammatically equal. The two parts may be single words or clauses, for example:

- Jack and Jill went up the hill.
- The water was warm, but I didn't go swimming.

• Subordinating conjunctions are used to join a subordinate dependent clause to a main clause, for example:

- I went swimming although it was cold.

Position

• Coordinating conjunctions always come between the words or clauses that they join.

• Subordinating conjunctions usually come at the beginning of the subordinate clause.